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Wendy - 15 Nov 2004 22:14 GMT
Brief background. This kitten was rescued early last week with his sister.
Best guess is they were about 8 wks old when rescued. His sister had
pneumonia, an infected foot and an eye infection. The vet said the little
guy had an eye infection and what might be a ruptured globe. They both were
corroded with fleas. The vet prescribed clavamox and Terramycin and they
were treated for fleas. The little girl took a turn for the worse and died
on the way to the vet's office last Thursday.

Yesterday the remaining kitten stopped eating and started barfing. In the
middle of the day he started bringing up round worms in the vomit. I treated
him with strongid. Today he's drinking a little water but still not eating.
He's still barfing but not bringing up any more worms. I've been giving him
NutriCal but he's barfing some of that back up so I don't know how much he's
getting. I've also tried feeding him some baby food (no onions) with a
syringe. He's taking a little of that but ends up vomiting that as well.
He's sleeping a lot but doesn't seem weak when he is awake. When I talked to
the vet this morning they said to call back if he's still not eating
tomorrow.

I've never had a kitten barf up worms before. It's no wonder he doesn't feel
like eating. Has anyone else dealt with this and if so how long should it be
before he gets his appetite back?

W
Cheryl - 15 Nov 2004 22:43 GMT
> I've never had a kitten barf up worms before. It's no wonder he
> doesn't feel like eating. Has anyone else dealt with this and if
> so how long should it be before he gets his appetite back?

I'm so sorry about the one that was lost. Bonnie barfed up worms
about 3 weeks after I took her in. She was wormed on the day she was
spayed (the day she was trapped) and supposedly again when I took her
in for a booster vaccination. My guess is that they missed that
wormer booster (county SPCA clinic). It took her about a day or so,
but it was after she pooped out a whole ton of dead roundworms. Has
the kitten passed dead ones yet?

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Wendy - 16 Nov 2004 01:34 GMT
> > I've never had a kitten barf up worms before. It's no wonder he
> > doesn't feel like eating. Has anyone else dealt with this and if
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> but it was after she pooped out a whole ton of dead roundworms. Has
> the kitten passed dead ones yet?

No he hasn't passed any worms yet. I don't think he's pooped today at all.

W
Annie Wxill - 16 Nov 2004 01:39 GMT
> No he hasn't passed any worms yet. I don't think he's pooped today at all.
>
> W
It's possible that the lack of action from the rear is because there is no
food to pass. However, with the vomiting and no pooping, I wonder if the
dead worms are blocking his intestines. Also, he could dehydrate really
fast.  I'd get him to a vet as soon as possible, if not sooner, just to have
him checked out.
Annie
Phil P. - 16 Nov 2004 10:50 GMT
> > > I've never had a kitten barf up worms before. It's no wonder he
> > > doesn't feel like eating. Has anyone else dealt with this and if
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>
> No he hasn't passed any worms yet. I don't think he's pooped today at all.

Roundworms live in the small intestine and enough of them can cause an
intestinal obstruction.  So, if he doesn't poop by tomorrow, don't wait
until his stomach becomes distended to take him to a vet.

The female roundworms can lay hundreds of thousands of eggs in a day, which
are passed in the poop and can survive in the environment for months.  Look
around to make sure he's not dropping anything around the house.
Wendy - 16 Nov 2004 13:33 GMT
> > > > I've never had a kitten barf up worms before. It's no wonder he
> > > > doesn't feel like eating. Has anyone else dealt with this and if
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> are passed in the poop and can survive in the environment for months.  Look
> around to make sure he's not dropping anything around the house.

He ate some breakfast this morning on his own and is still drinking
normally. So now that he has something in him to poop I just have to wait
for him to do so.

There's no way for him to drop anything around the house. He's caged until
his health improves, his eyes aren't infected any longer and he's big enough
not to be lunch for the other cats.

W
Phil P. - 17 Nov 2004 16:32 GMT
> > Roundworms live in the small intestine and enough of them can cause an
> > intestinal obstruction.  So, if he doesn't poop by tomorrow, don't wait
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> his health improves, his eyes aren't infected any longer and he's big enough
> not to be lunch for the other cats.

Good plan.

Phil
Penelope Baker - 17 Nov 2004 16:08 GMT
> > > I've never had a kitten barf up worms before. It's no wonder he
> > > doesn't feel like eating. Has anyone else dealt with this and if
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>
> W

I think that's your problem.  Don't have him in clumping cat litter do ya?
I've lost several kittens to clumping cat litter induced constipation before
I realized what was wrong.  Switched the babies back to clay and they're
fine.  It doesn't normally happen with 8+ week old kittens though...it's
only during the litter eating stage that it's pretty dangerous...

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Wendy - 18 Nov 2004 00:55 GMT
> > > > I've never had a kitten barf up worms before. It's no wonder he
> > > > doesn't feel like eating. Has anyone else dealt with this and if
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> fine.  It doesn't normally happen with 8+ week old kittens though...it's
> only during the litter eating stage that it's pretty dangerous...

No clumping litter - I never put clumping in with the little ones and his
sister had the infected foot and I didn't want the clumping litter getting
stuck in that wound.

He did poop finally overnight but the dh said he didn't see any worms in the
poop (not that he looked all that hard I'm sure). He's eating on his own
today although he still doesn't have much of an appetite except when he
smelled the tuna fish I was making for lunch. I did break down and share
with all the kitties. It's a wonder I ever get any tuna with this bunch
around.

W
Rhonda - 18 Nov 2004 01:58 GMT
Wendy,

You opened a can of tuna for YOURSELF in a house with cats?

You are a very brave person.

Rhonda

> He did poop finally overnight but the dh said he didn't see any worms in the
> poop (not that he looked all that hard I'm sure). He's eating on his own
> today although he still doesn't have much of an appetite except when he
> smelled the tuna fish I was making for lunch. I did break down and share
> with all the kitties. It's a wonder I ever get any tuna with this bunch
> around.
Sharon Talbert - 15 Nov 2004 23:55 GMT
A vet visit is in order.  Please call ahead and try to be seen today.

Sharon Talbert
Friends of Campus Cats
Mary - 16 Nov 2004 03:03 GMT
>Yesterday the remaining kitten stopped eating and started barfing. In the
>middle of the day he started bringing up round worms in the vomit. I treated
>him with strongid. Today he's drinking a little water but still not eating.

Generally when round worms are being passed through their system it can give
them cramps. They don't feel like eating. Keep him hydrated. Check his poo. You
should also see worms in the poo. I just wormed a wild skunk at  night and by
morning this was his poo. It always looks like this right after worming.
http://www.mary.cc/images/worms.jpg
Hopefully the worms were/are only in his intestinal track and haven't gotten
near his brain yet. Thanks so much for caring for them. Round worms are also
fatal in humans so be careful cleaning the poo. Use gloves. The microscopic
eggs can live for long periods of time. I worm myself once a year because I
handle skunks which get worms bad.
KellyH - 16 Nov 2004 03:09 GMT
>I just wormed a wild skunk at  night and by
> morning this was his poo. It always looks like this right after worming.
> http://www.mary.cc/images/worms.jpg

Why did I click on that link??
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Cheryl - 16 Nov 2004 03:11 GMT
>>I just wormed a wild skunk at  night and by
>> morning this was his poo. It always looks like this right after
>> worming. http://www.mary.cc/images/worms.jpg
>
> Why did I click on that link??

I cringed and told myself not to. I've already seen what it looks
like. Not pretty.  ick.

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Mary - 16 Nov 2004 03:46 GMT
> >I just wormed a wild skunk at  night and by
> > morning this was his poo. It always looks like this right after worming.
> > http://www.mary.cc/images/worms.jpg
>
> Why did I click on that link??

OMG! Why did *I* click on that link!
Penelope Baker - 17 Nov 2004 16:09 GMT
I did too.  Never having seen kitties pass worms :\

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> >I just wormed a wild skunk at  night and by
> > morning this was his poo. It always looks like this right after worming.
> > http://www.mary.cc/images/worms.jpg
>
> Why did I click on that link??
Hodge - 16 Nov 2004 03:55 GMT
> http://www.mary.cc/images/worms.jpg

That looks extremely painful.
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Chris - 16 Nov 2004 03:29 GMT
I had a cat that had been wormed but a couple of weeks later threw worms up.
After I got over the shock!!!!! I called vet and he gave me some worming med
that I gave the cat and everything was fine.  I described the worm to him
(yuk) & he knew immediately what I was talking about.

> Brief background. This kitten was rescued early last week with his sister.
> Best guess is they were about 8 wks old when rescued. His sister had
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>
> W
 
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